Articles by Meg Garlinghouse
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As part of our InDay Speaker Series, we were fortunate to host Gavin Newsom to discuss his new book Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government. Gavin is on a mission to change the mindset of how people view government. The themes in his book are clearly striking a chord across partisan lines. The notion of individual responsibility and citizen empowerment are commonwealth ideals. They also provide some common ground for me to have a productive conversation with my libertarian father when home for the holidays!
I had the opportunity to interview Gavin, a master storyteller with examples that illustrate the themes in his book. I strongly recommend you read his book and watch the full interview below – both are well worth your time. Here are 3 of my favorite themes:
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- LinkedIn Speaker Series
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As part of our InDay Speaker Series, LinkedIn’s co-founder Reid Hoffman sat down with one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent visionaries, Marc Andreessen, to talk about software, platforms and career advice. It was standing room only, but I was fortunate enough to see it live. The entire hour was full of insights and advice. Here are five highlights that really got me thinking.
1. Software is eating the world. This is not a new argument by Andreessen, but he shared even more compelling examples to make his point. For example, he believes that the real magic of Apple is not its beautifully-designed hardware – but how its software ties you to additional Apple services and devices.
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- LinkedIn Indays,
- LinkedIn Speaker Series
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As someone who is often the bridge between the nonprofit and business worlds, I often play the matchmaker – or in LinkedIn terms, the connection. It feels great to play this role because both sides benefit immensely and somehow I (undeservingly) get the credit.
Nonprofit board members have a unique opportunity to leverage their networks “for good” and LinkedIn makes it easy for them to do so. Here is why.
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- LinkedIn for Good
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At LinkedIn, we believe connecting the right talent with the right opportunity has the potential to change the world. In many ways, this is at the heart of what we do as a business. Since the beginning, it has been part of our culture to identify ways we can leverage what we do as a business and apply it to the social sector. Today, we are proud to announce LinkedIn Board Connect, a program that helps nonprofit leaders find high quality professionals to join their boards.
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- LinkedIn for Good
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Check out the entire event in video embedded below. The Q&A with Mayor Cory Booker has concluded. We hope to bring you excerpts from this event in the coming week. Thanks for joining us and see you next time! – Ed.
We’re excited to have Newark mayor, Cory Booker, visit LinkedIn today. Mayor Booker needs no introduction and is an outspoken champion of public policy causes ranging from education to combating crime.
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- LinkedIn Speaker Series
